Protests As Nightclub Fire Death Toll Rises
More protests have been held after the nightclub fire in Romania that killed dozens of people and has led to the resignation of the government.
The death toll from the blaze at the Colectiv nightclub in the capital Bucharest has risen to 45.
Four more people died on Sunday from burns and organ failure after inhaling toxic fumes.
A further nine died on Saturday.
Just under 100 people are still in hospital, with about 40 of them in a serious or critical condition.
The fire broke out late on 30 October during a rock concert at the nightclub.
Fireworks set insulation foam ablaze and there was a stampede towards the only exit, trapping many of the 400 people inside.
Tens of thousands of people subsequently took to the streets across Romania to express their anger at the government, which many regard as corrupt.
Prime Minister Victor Ponta and his cabinet subsequently resigned but the demonstrations have continued.
On Saturday several thousand protesters rallied for a fifth consecutive day, chanting "Corruption kills" and "We won't go home, the dead won't let us".
Efforts to find a new prime minister will resume this week after initial talks with political and civil society leaders failed to produce a candidate, President Klaus Iohannis has said.
Anti-corruption prosecutors say Cristian Popescu Piedone, mayor of the district where Colectiv is located, has been taken into custody.
They said evidence shows Piedone granted a working permit for the club despite the fact it did not have authorisation from firefighters.
"Given that several... events took place... in broadly unsafe public conditions, the lives, health and physical integrity of the audience and staff were permanently put in danger," prosecutors said in a statement.
The club's three owners were taken into custody on 2 November and City hall officials and the owners of the company that installed the fireworks are also being investigated.
